Definition of Attenuation

1. Noun. Weakening in force or intensity. "Attenuation in the volume of the sound"

Exact synonyms: Fading
Generic synonyms: Weakening
Derivative terms: Attenuate, Fade, Fade

2. Noun. The property of something that has been weakened or reduced in thickness or density.
Generic synonyms: Weakness
Derivative terms: Attenuate

Definition of Attenuation

1. n. The act or process of making slender, or the state of being slender; emaciation.

Definition of Attenuation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Attenuation

1. Process by which a beam of radiation is reduced in intensity when passing through material - combination of absorption and scattering processes, leading to a decrease in flux density of beam when projected through matter. (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Attenuation

attentively
attentiveness
attentivenesses
attents
attenuant
attenuate
attenuate
attenuated
attenuated
attenuated tuberculosis
attenuated vaccine
attenuated virus
attenuates
attenuating
attenuation (current term)
attenuation (current term)
attenuations
attenuation coefficient
attenuation compensation
attenuation factor
attenuator
attenuator
attenuators
attercop
attercops
attest
attestant
attestants
attestation
attestations

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